DNg52 [FBbt_20004631]

Adult descending neuron with its soma and brain arbors in the gnathal ganglion (Sturner et al., 2025). It enters the VNC via the cervical connective (Takemura et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024). Within the VNC, it fasciculates with the dorsal lateral tract of dorsal cervical fasciculus and sends output to the leg neuropil (Takemura et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024). Its predicted neurotransmitter is GABA (Eckstein et al., 2024). There are approximately 4 of these cells per organism (Takemura et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024; Sturner et al., 2025).

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DNg52

ID: FBbt_20004631

Adult GABAergic Nervous system

Type identified at light level and matched across EM datasets by Sturner et al. (2025). Pre- or post-synapse locations are the fewest regions that collectively contain at least 80 percent of all pre- or post-synapses of these neurons in FlyWire.

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## Classification

Relationships

fasciculates with: dorsal lateral tract of dorsal cervical fasciculus
has synaptic IO in region: adult gnathal ganglion
sends synaptic output to region: adult leg neuropil

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
DNfl006	narrow synonym	doi_10_7554_eLife_97769_1
DNxl031	narrow synonym	doi_10_7554_eLife_97769_1
DNg52	exact synonym	Bates et al., 2025
DNg52	exact synonym	doi_10_1101_2023_06_05_543407
DNg52	exact synonym	Berg et al., 2025
DNxl031	narrow synonym

List all available images of DNg52 (18 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	DNg52_L (MaleCNS:523773)	Nervous_system, Adult, GABAergic
	DNg52_R (MaleCNS:13268)	Nervous_system, GABAergic, Adult
	DNg52_R (MaleCNS:13268)	Nervous_system, GABAergic, Adult
	DNg52_R (MaleCNS:525595)	Nervous_system, Adult, GABAergic
	DNg52_R (MaleCNS:525595)	Nervous_system, Adult, GABAergic